It took 60 weeks, but Japan’s Marie Kondo is finally queen of USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list. Her wildly popular “de-cluttering” book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, hits No. 1 for the first time ever. (The full list will publish on Thursday.)

Published on Oct. 14, 2014, Magic entered the top 150 on Nov. 6, 2014 at No. 104. The book, one of the breakout titles of 2015 and now a hot seller into 2016, has spent 60 weeks on the list, and reached its previous peak – No. 2 – just last week.

And that’s not all: Kondo’s brand-new follow-up, Spark Joy, an illustrated companion volume released on Jan. 5, lands at a very impressive No. 3 this week.

Best-selling author Marie Kondo.(Photo: Natsuno Ichigo)

Life-Changing Magic has sold 1.6 million copies in the USA alone, according to publisher Ted Speed Press. It’s also an international hit, spreading Kondo’s KonMari Method of cleaning house: the idea is to go through the mess and keep those belongings that “spark joy.” It's a formula that has attracted celebrities such as Kate Hudson as well as everyday readers.

Life-Changing Magic is likely seeing such strong sales after more than a year thanks to buzz around Kondo's new book. Plus, it’s the New Year, time for all those resolutions. In January, “I think that people are drawn to the premise that the KonMari Method can not only refresh one’s living space, but also their relationships and overall well-being — it’s a New Year’s promise that no one can really deny the allure of,” says Daniel Wikey of Ten Speed.

Meanwhile, Kondo is headed to the United States for several public events, beginning Jan. 20 in New York City. (She is also going to Los Angeles.) Kondo does not speak English, but is traveling with an interpreter.